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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1139 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE N
CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL LIFT N OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TX AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS. THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 24N93W...
AND STATIONARY TO THE SW GULF BY THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT
PORTION WILL REACH FROM N CENTRAL FL TO NEAR 24N91W BY EARLY ON
MON...AND MOVE E OF THE GULF MON AFTERNOON WHILE THE STATIONARY
PORTION EXTENDS FROM NEAR 26N86W TO 24N92W AND TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIFT BACK TO THE NW
AS A WARM FRONT...AND MOVE INLAND THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF BY
LATE TUE NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN BETWEEN
RIDGING NE OF THE AREA AND TROUGHING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WED THROUGH THU AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR INCREASING SE WINDS OVER
MUCH OF THE GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS LATE ON THU. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 33N35W TO CENTRAL
AND S FL WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD TONIGHT
THROUGH TUE EVENING. PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL AFFECT
THE NW PORTION OF THE BASIN...UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THIS REGION TUE. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NE PORTION
BY TUE NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR
NW WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU
NIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE W PORTION WILL SHIFT TO THE SE THU AS A
NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .
.TUE...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...AND E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
27N.
.THU...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.